No one, I maintain my stance that I don't see this as a good fit for Microsoft.
On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 11:07 AM, Rod Trent <[email protected]> wrote: > Who is to say that Google and Facebook didn’t try going after it because > Microsoft was already in talks with Skype? > > > > *From:* Jonathan Link [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 10, 2011 11:05 AM > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Microsoft Buys Skype for 8.5 Billion in cash deal > > > > Yes, self-defensive. They went after it because Google and Facebook were > interested. I will admit that the Facebook was a bit of a stretch, but not > too much, seeing as how everything is currently driven by social media. Your > argument about Google being a worse fit for Skype because they're doing some > of the same things doesn't wash. Voice? Please, it's a small player. Let > Google leverage Skype and combine it with their Voice services... Sure > there's overlap, but there is overlap in any M&A. And the amount of overlap > is small. With Microsoft, I don't see overlap, except that their wireless > providers are going to push back against allowing VOIP services over their > networks. Makes execution much more difficult and therefore doesn't seem to > fit quite as well. > > > > > > On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 10:47 AM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Self-defensive? > > > > Google is a worse fit for Skype. They're already doing some of the things > that Skype does. Google acquiring them would create overlap. > > > > Microsoft can now provide a consumer VoIP solution as well as a corporate > VoIP solution, and reach all the way to mobile. It makes their > Unified Communications strategy that much more compelling for a change. > > > > > *ASB *(Professional Bio <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) > *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market...** > * > * * > > > > On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Jonathan Link <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Seems kinda self-defensive to me. Those kinds of M&A's rarely work out > well. Facebook and Google seemed to be a better fit. > > > > On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Andrew S. Baker <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I'm not big on mergers and acquisitions, but I like this one... > > > > > *ASB *(Professional Bio <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) > *Harnessing the Advantages of Technology for the SMB market...** > * > * * > > > > On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 7:51 AM, Ziots, Edward <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > http://gigaom.com/2011/05/09/why-microsoft-is-buying-skype-for-8-billion/ > > > > Interesting… > > Z > > > > Edward E. Ziots > > CISSP, Network +, Security + > > Security Engineer > > Lifespan Organization > > Email:[email protected] > > Cell:401-639-3505 > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
